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Hostel Port Macquarie, Australia
Have the time of your life while helping at our hostel next to the beach!
What you offer
18h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Cleaning
- Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
- Housekeeping
- Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
What you get
1
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Team Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
- Fast Internet Access
- High-speed internet for you to work remotely
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Discounts on Tours
- Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
- Surfboards
- You can use our surfboards as much as you want.
- Support
- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
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Availability
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- Stay at least
- 28 days
The Experience
We're looking for a volunteer to help clean, do housekeeping & general maintenance and possible gardening on our quieter days in exchange for accommodation. We also cook pancakes each morning for our guests. This role is generally 2-3 hours per day, 6 days a week. Sometimes you may work a little over 3hours & other days you will work less. Our hostel has a friendly, chilled out vibe and is close to town, beautiful beaches & the Koala Hospital.
Learn moreRequirements
- Beginner English
- Between 21 and 40 years old
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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41 Reviews
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Hours & Tasks
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How this experience will transform you
- 40 Meeting international travelers
- 21 Meeting locals
- 21 Immersing in the local culture
- 18 Practicing English
- 10 Get in touch with nature
- 10 Developing social awareness
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 5 7. Affordable and clean energy
- 5 11. Sustainable cities and communities
- 2 14. Life below water
Trinidad
Chile
First time volunteering and it was a really nice experience! The work is exactly as it's described, 6 days a week 3 hours a day but we would take 2h-2h30m most days. There were just 4 volunteers (3 on days off), so during those 2-3h you are really working the whole time, but everyone does their best to finish asap so we were always ready before 12pm (maybe once or twice had to stay 10 more mins, but never more) Everyone in the staff is really nice and welcoming and there's also lots of people staying long-term in the hostel, which makes it easy to connect with people and make friends:)
about 1 month ago
Niamh
Sweden
I had a great time at the hostel! Truly one of the nicest and most welcoming hostels I have ever been to, so it felt like the perfect place to volunteer at! The deal was very fair: 2-3 hours work per day, (starting at 9:00, finishing at 12:00 at the very latest), in exchange for free accommodation . The work itself was not hard at all, and included making pancakes for the guests! Which was fun:) The community at the hostel is outstanding, everyone is always up for doing activities together and the environment was very warm, welcoming and including. I also loved the pool & hammocks:)
2 months ago
Gabrielle
United States
PMB is a wonderful place. As my first time volunteering, I highly recommend this place to anyone. I have made some life-long friends and enjoyed being here during their busy season! Ben is very hands-on and always open to talk. If you take direction well and can coordinate with people easily, this is the hostel for you. 💕 I personally found balancing volunteering and working locally a challenge and recommend to other the hostel that wish to work to save money to shoot for 4 weeks. The hostel feels like a house share with the long term guests. Overall grateful for the experience! 😊
about 2 months ago
Luzie
Germany
I don't even know where to start. I had one of the best times of my life in this Hostel. I extended my stay because I couldn't imagine leaving this place after 1 Month already. I got used to the Hostel community& the routines so quickly and loved every single part about it. It is so fun to be around travellers and open minded people all the time. We went surfing almost every day, cooked together or went to the beach for sunrise before work. I would highly recommend volunteering at PMB. You gonna meet the best people& also Ben is an amazing host. Thanks for everything! Can't wait to be back :)
5 months ago
Jasmin
Switzerland
What a great experience! Had so much more fun than I could have anticipated. Loved working quick shifts in the morning keeping the hostel clean and then heading off to enjoy the beach and sunny days with friends. Couldn't recommend this place enough, so much love and such nice people in this little hostel! :)
5 months ago
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